Billiard table with a cabinet

ABSTRACT

A billiard table with a cabinet includes an inner frame and a bottom frame formed under the billiard table. The inner frame consists of plural upright separating boards to define a center space, and the bottom frame consists of two opposite side strips and a plurality of rotatable rods spaced apart between the two side strips. One of the upright separating boards of the inner frame has a swingable board door hinged with the separating board to be opened and closed to form an opening for things such as related to billiards or games to be put in or taken out of the cabinet, utilizing most effectively the hollow space unused under the billiard table.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

This invention relates to a billiard table with a cabinet, particularlyone provided with a cabinet under the billiard table for storing thingsrelated to the billiards and some games so as to utilize the unusedspace under a billiard table, and rotatable rollers are used as a bottomframe for things to roll in and out for easily storing therein andbarely harming or damaging the things to be stored or taken out.

2. Description of the Prior Arts

A conventional billiard table is generally used for playing billiardsonly and sometimes a ping-pong table is laid on it for playingping-pong. Or a craps board or a roulette board may be laid on aconventional billiard table for playing. Then a ping-pong table or gameboard may be left on a billiard table or may be put away on the ground,and it does not look so neat.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This invention has been devised to offer a billiard table with a cabinetfor storing things related to billiards and other games in the cabinet.The feature of the inventing is a cabinet formed in a hollow space undera billiard table, which consists of an inner frame and a bottom framedeposited at the bottom of the inner frame for storing things thereon.The upper side of the inner frame supports the board of a billiardtable, and the inner frame has a swingable board door to be opened andclosed to form an opening for things to move in and out to be stored onthe bottom frame. Then items relative to billiards other games suchcraps and roulette can be stored in the cabinet when not used. Therotatable rollers of the roller bottom can let things to be moved in andout very easily and with little manual force without harming them.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

This invention will be better understood by referring to theaccompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a billiard table with a cabinet in thepresent invention;

FIG. 2 is a perspective view of an inner structure of the billiard tablewith a cabinet in the present invention;

FIG. 3 is a magnified view of the part marked with a circle in FIG. 2;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the billiard table with a cabinet with acraps board placed on the table in the present invention; and,

FIG. 5 is an upper view of the billiard table with a cabinet with aroulette board placed on the table in the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT

A preferred embodiment of a billiard table with a cabinet in the presentinvention, as shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, includes a plurality of feet 10,an inner frame consisting of a plurality of upright separating sideboards 21 respectively positioned between every two feet 10, a tableboard supported by the upper side of the inner frame 20, a bottom frame22 fitted in the bottom of the inner frame 20 and having its fourcorners upheld by the upper ends of the feet 10, as shown in FIG. 3.

The bottom frame 22 shown in FIG. 2 consists of two parallel side strips220, and a plurality of rods 221 fixed spaced apart equidistantly and inparallel between the two side strips 220 and freely rotatable forbenefit of putting in or taking out things on the bottom frame 22 bymeans of a bearing 222 fitted in the side strip 220 around each end ofevery rod 221.

The inner frame 20 has a swingable door board 210 formed in one of theupright separating sideboards 21 in parallel to the rods 221 with pluralhinges 211 pivotally attached on the lower area of the board door 210and the sideboard 21 as well. Further, fasteners 212 such as magnets arefixed on an upper inner side of the board door 210 for securing theclosed board door 210 stably so that when things can be put through theopening 213 into the cabinet in case of the door board 210 swung open.

Thus, a cabinet with a door is constituted with the inner frame 20 withthe board door 210 and the bottom frame 22 under the billiard table.Then in using, things related to billiards or other games such scrapsand roulette can be stored in the cabinet through the opening 213 byswinging down the board door 210, and in addition, a craps board 40 or aroulette pattern 50 printed on the back 41 of the craps board 40 can beplaced on the table 30 in case of the billiard table having complexfunctions, as shown in FIG. 5, for playing craps or roulette game.Moreover, the rollers 221 can freely rotate so that things storedtherein or to be stored therein may be more easily put in or taken outwith less manual force required.

As can be understood from the above description, the large space unusedunder a billiard table is most effectively utilized by forming a cabinetconsisting of the inner frame 20 and the bottom frame 22, storing thingsrelated to billiards or other games, which are otherwise difficult toput away.

While the preferred embodiment of the invention has been describedabove, it will be recognized and understood that various modificationsmay be made therein and the appended claims are intended to cover allsuch modifications that may fall within the spirit and scope of theinvention.

1. A billiard table with a cabinet comprising an inner frame supporting a billiard table, said inner frame secured by plural feet of the billiard table and formed of plural upright separating boards, said cabinet further comprising a bottom frame fixed at a bottom of said inner frame, said bottom frame having plural corners respectively fixed on an upper ends of said feet, one of said separating sideboards of said inner frame provided with a swingable board door pivotally connected to swing up and down to form an opening; said inner frame and said bottom frame forming a cabinet in the space under said billiard table for things to be put in or taken out through said opening, utilizing most effectively the billiard table.
 2. The billiard table with a cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom frame has two opposite side strips, a plurality of rods spaced apart between said two side strips and positioned in parallel with said board door of said inner frame, two ends of each said rod respectively provided with a bearing fixed in said side strip so that all said rods are freely rotatable for things easily put in or taken out of the cabinet without harming them.
 3. The billiard table with a cabinet as claimed in claim 1, wherein the swingable board door is pivotally connected with the side board by means of hinges, and fasteners are provided on an upper inner side to keep the closed board door stably without swinging down randomly. 